Sen. Lindsey Graham is the first candidate to hit the campaign trail in the Granite State since Scott Walker walked away from the race on Monday. WMUR's Adam Sexton reports.

Sen. Lindsey Graham is the first candidate to hit the campaign trail in the Granite State since Scott Walker walked away from the race on Monday. WMUR's Adam Sexton reports.

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Updated: 11:28 PM EDT Sep 22, 2015

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WEBVTT ADAM SEXTON JOINS US TO EXPLAIN. ADAM: GOVERNOR WALKER CLEARLY DID NOT WANT TO GO IT ALONE IN DROPPING OUT, BUT NO ONE IS RUSHING TO JOIN HIM. IN FACT, THE ONLY CANDIDATE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE TONIGHT SAYS IT'S WAY TOO EARLY IN THE PROCESS TO GIVE UP. SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM IS THE FIRST CANDIDATE TO HIT THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL IN THE GRANITE STATE SINCE SCOTT WALKER WALKED AWAY FROM THE RACE ON YESTERDAY. -- ON WERE YOU SURPRISED THAT MONDAY. GOVERNOR WALKER DROPPED OUT? YEAH I WAS. HE HAD A GREAT RECORD AS GOVERNOR. I THINK IT'S JUST TOUGH WHEN YOU GO UP AND COME DOWN. IT'S HARD TO GET BACK UP AGAIN IN A FIELD THIS BIG. ADAM WALKER REFERENCED THE SIZE : OF THE REPUBLICAN FIELD IN YESTERDAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT, -- IN MONDAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT ENCOURAGING OTHER CANDIDATES TO , JOIN HIM ON THE SIDELINES. SO THAT THE VOTERS CAN FOCUS ON A LIMITED NUMBER OF CANDIDATES WHO CAN OFFER A POSITIVE, CONSERVATIVE ALTERNATIVE TO THE CURRENT FRONT-RUNNER. ADAM THAT ADVICE WON'T BE HEEDED : BY GRAHAM, WHO SEES A RACE THAT IS FAR FROM OVER. THE PEOPLE WILL FIGURE THIS OUT. THIS IS THE FIRST INNING OF A NINE INNING GAME. I LEARNED FROM SENATOR MCCAIN YOU CAN BE ON TOP ONE DAY, ON THE BOTTOM THE NEXT AND STILL WIN THIS THING. YOU KNOW I WOULD SAY THAT TO GOVERNOR WALKER, THAT YOU'RE NEVER OUT OF IT AS LONG AS NEW HAMPSHIRE'S STILL PART OF THE MIX. GREG MOORE, NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE ADAM DIRECTOR OF AMERICANS FOR : PROSPERITY, SAYS THIS IS THE TIME OF YEAR WHEN RETAIL POLITICKING STARTS TO PRODUCE RESULTS. WE CAN'T LET WHAT GOES ON AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL DRIVE WHAT GOES ON HERE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WRITTEN OFF FOR DEAD AND COME BACK TO LIFE HERE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. ADAM: WE SPOKEN TO QUITE A FEW REPUBLICANS IN THE LAST 24 HOURS AND THERE'S STILL A SENSE OF BEWILDERMENT THAT HE CHOSE NOT

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Sen. Lindsey Graham is the first candidate to hit the campaign trail in the Granite State since Scott Walker walked away from the race on Monday. WMUR's Adam Sexton reports.